
The idea for the project came from the organization LIFT (Labor and Faith in Trust), which was set up to allow volunteers to go out to poor countries and do practical work, such as rewiring churches. One such volunteer is Ian Little, who traveled to Kosovo last year to work on a project. When he got home, he gave a report and asked if anyone would like to help with another LIFT project; the interest grew from there.
One volunteer who is looking forward to the challenges ahead is Trevor Bingham of Banbridge, who explained that, "With the civil war a lot of immigrants came to Beirut. Many children are now left to run the streets, and there are problems with drugs and with prostitution ... We're going to renovate a building about 25 years old that is currently being used as a 'home' for anything from abandoned children, to kids getting in trouble and just left there by the police."